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Can I Take Someone to a Protestant Service as Part of My Job?

Question:

Can I take someone to a Protestant service as part of my job? I’m a caregiver for people with disabilities. I know it’s not wrong to attend a Protestant service, but is it different when you’re helping others get to church and helping them with communion?

Answer:

While a Catholic cannot fulfill his Sunday obligation in a non-Catholic worship service, the Church does permit Catholics to attend non-Catholic religious services on occasion for social or family reasons.

The situation you describe is not a Catholic attending a non-Catholic worship service, you are simply an employee bringing someone to his or her place of worship. The Church does not forbid this.

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